Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN27 9SU
How much crime is recorded in TN27 9SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,716 (2024)
TN27 9SUAshford
How safe is TN27 9SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN27 9SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN27 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.